cause he deserves to be a number one. and it wont happen in montreal. price >>>> huet like big time. better positioning, bigger frame, cheaper (for now), more consistent, younger, better lateral movements. price is equal or better than huet in evry aspect of goaltending exept for nhl exprience. bottom line !!!
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oh and price kills huet at puck handling, sorry i forgot that one
Obviously your pretty biased in this regard, but I am going to make one point. You don't just go into the playoffs with a rookie goaltender when you have a decent chance of doing some serious damage. Huet will be kept and rightfully so. Price will get his chance in the future. It's Huet's time to shine and he will be the number one goaltender going into the playoffs.
price is our goalie for the next 15 years starting next year so trade huet now while we still can get something in return. if gainey doesn`t trade huet, he`s a fruit
Obviously your pretty biased in this regard, but I am going to make one point. You don't just go into the playoffs with a rookie goaltender when you have a decent chance of doing some serious damage. Huet will be kept and rightfully so. Price will get his chance in the future. It's Huet's time to shine and he will be the number one goaltender going into the playoffs.
um 86 habs rookie netminder patrick roy...ring a bell dude ??
If we keep Huet and we fold in playoff and Huet don't resign here a lot of people will be on Gainey's case because he should've traded him. please bob dont let this happen.
Hey, jesus price, at least use some logic/fact in your arguments instead of blatant things that have been debated too many times here like "price >>>> huet like big time".
I don't think this team is ready to make a run at the Stanley Cup looking at how strong some teams look in the west this year so I think we might as well go with Price and give him some experience. The kid has shown to be very good so far in high pressure situations in his career so I say give him a shot if we can get something decent in return for Huet.
I think this pretty well sums it up. The only question is can Huet fetch something worthwhile. If not, keep him and let him walk after the season.
I like Huet, but it's time to let him go for either a future pick or a solid shut down forward. The bottom 6 forwards IMO are by far the weakest area of our team.
I agree !!
listen, I like huet and he's a great goaltender... but we can't afford him à 4M$ a season to play 40 games with price next year. So, if price is doing the job come deadline, and we have an offer for him to get a forward that can help us on the playoff run... I would really think about this...
on the other hand, it would be great to let him finish the season...
I'd say trade him if it help the team right now...
I don't think this team is ready to make a run at the Stanley Cup looking at how strong some teams look in the west this year so I think we might as well go with Price and give him some experience. The kid has shown to be very good so far in high pressure situations in his career so I say give him a shot if we can get something decent in return for Huet.
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I think this pretty well sums it up. The only question is can Huet fetch something worthwhile. If not, keep him and let him walk after the season.
Oh, ok. Let's just throw in the towel for no reason. Any team that makes the playoffs has a legitimate chance of winning the cup. That's why there is the playoffs in the first place. Oh yeah, and guess what...we don't play any Western teams unless we get to the finals, so your point makes absolutely no sense.
yeah just cause i just discovered this board makes me a troll, thanx
you dont bring any points to the table, all your bringing is the fact that you think price is better than huet, when did he proove this? the last 2 games? give him the job because of the last 2 games? is he gonna cry after when he loses one game?
Oh, ok. Let's just throw in the towel for no reason. Any team that makes the playoffs has a legitimate chance of winning the cup. That's why there is the playoffs in the first place. Oh yeah, and guess what...we don't play any Western teams unless we get to the finals, so your point makes absolutely no sense.
you dont bring any points to the table, all your bringing is the fact that you think price is better than huet, when did he proove this? the last 2 games? give him the job because of the last 2 games? is he gonna cry after when he loses one game?
what because he cried makes him less of a man. what u dont cry. the pressure in montreal is enormous as a player. carey will be fine, huet is out next year, deal with it
what because he cried makes him less of a man. what u dont cry. the pressure in montreal is enormous as a player. carey will be fine, huet is out next year, deal with it
Do you really want to have a 5 million/yr backup goalie or try to fetch a great player in the offseason?
I don't really think Huet could garner 5 million on the open market barring a major run this year. And I didn't indicate he was going to be a back-up. I don't think Price is ready for full time duties next year. Regardless, I am not saying that Huet needs to be signed, there are other viable options. However, I think it is possible that he may re-sign here next year.
I don't really think Huet could garner 5 million on the open market barring a major run this year. And I didn't indicate he was going to be a back-up. I don't think Price is ready for full time duties next year. Regardless, I am not saying that Huet needs to be signed, there are other viable options. However, I think it is possible that he may re-sign here next year.
What are the other viable options?
No matter how much confidence you have in Price, you need a more experienced guy than Halak to split time with.
I know Price has been terrific the last 2 games but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Price struggled, got sent down, and struggled in Hamilton for a while. This is a young kid and is bound to struggle again. Goalies like Patrick Roy are the exception and not the rule. It is unfair to assume that Price will have the same success as Roy in his first NHL playoff year. Besides, who was Roy's back-up in the initial years of his career (and exclude Steve Penney in 85-86)? Yep...experienced NHL goalies like Doug Soetart and Brian Hayward.
This team, and Carey Price, need Cristobal Huet. There is too much risk in getting rid of him now. In fact, to me the best situation is to re-sign Huet for the next 2 seasons, only at a reasonable price, so him and Price can continue to co-exist together. Then the Habs can move Halak for hopefully good return. Unfortunately, I imagine that this scenario is not going to happen because Huet will most likely demand (and get elsewhere) more money and playing time. Nonetheless, even at the risk of losing Huet for nothing this summer, I would keep him. Worst case scenario is the dollars are freed up to use elsewhere.
I know Price has been terrific the last 2 games but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Price struggled, got sent down, and struggled in Hamilton for a while. This is a young kid and is bound to struggle again. Goalies like Patrick Roy are the exception and not the rule. It is unfair to assume that Price will have the same success as Roy in his first NHL playoff year. Besides, who was Roy's back-up in the initial years of his career (and exclude Steve Penney in 85-86)? Yep...experienced NHL goalies like Doug Soetart and Brian Hayward.
This team, and Carey Price, need Cristobal Huet. There is too much risk in getting rid of him now. In fact, to me the best situation is to re-sign Huet for the next 2 seasons, only at a reasonable price, so him and Price can continue to co-exist together. Then the Habs can move Halak for hopefully good return. Unfortunately, I imagine that this scenario is not going to happen because Huet will most likely demand (and get elsewhere) more money and playing time. Nonetheless, even at the risk of losing Huet for nothing this summer, I would keep him. Worst case scenario is the dollars are freed up to use elsewhere.
this should be a copypaste in every goalie thread. and /thread.
No matter how much confidence you have in Price, you need a more experienced guy than Halak to split time with.
There are two other options:
1) Acquire(wether it be by trade or waivers) a veteran guy that is comfortable in a platoon situation.
2) Price and Halak as a tandem.
The best option for me, would be to resign Huet. It seems the most logical considering he is already meshed with the team, been good to us, and is a quality goaltender. Plus, I think it is feasable to sign him for something around the mid 3 to late 3 million range. Which would not hurt our cap situation.
